UC will eventually reach the stars

"Oh my? Ye Yun, are you addicted to taking care of kids? This time, the child looks a bit older." A voice that sounded somewhat familiar to Amuro made him look up. "So tall!" And for some reason, his face was flushed.

With a height of 195 cm in heels and 186 cm in flats, Sima is considered to have a supermodel figure. For Amuro, who has only met his childhood friend Flora Poe and is still a young girl who hasn't fully grown up yet, Sima's supermodel figure, especially in the spacesuit produced by Ye's Heavy Industry, is more lightweight and therefore the women's version perfectly outlines Sima's curves. The little guy has never seen anything like it before!

So when Sima leaned closer to observe him, he blushed completely. Unlike some other timeline's mule, who was already bored in the large villa provided by the Federation!

"Oh? Are you shy?!" Sima reached out her index finger to hook Amuro's chin. Amuro quickly dodged, his face already bright red. After all, even the most naive person could understand that the beautiful older sister in front of him was teasing him.

"This is Dr. Tim's son, don't tease him too much, unless you've changed your taste, Sima." Ye Yun crossed his arms. Sima Karahau and his men were always in a very high-pressure state, so Ye Yun usually didn't care if they acted a little silly.

"Oh? It's a bit unreasonable that Dr. Tim could have such a handsome son." Sima didn't care and sat down on the sofa, crossing her legs. "He just looks a bit dim-witted. He was obviously used as a pawn just now."

"..." Amuro stared at the ground. It seemed inconvenient to dig a hole in the high-strength concrete, so he could only try to change the subject. "Just now, were you piloting the MS?"

"Ah, yeah." Sima pulled out an energy drink bag from the pile on the table, filled it with water, then unscrewed the cap and started drinking. "Aina, did you have a good date with Ye Yun?" The little one was easily teased, and given her status, she was quite sensitive. Sima felt that she was enjoying herself, so she decided not to cause any trouble.

"..." Ye Yun's eyes flickered. Tsk, was she trying to steal the deal? It seemed that his sister was even eyeing Tim Ray. He ignored Sima, who was chatting with Aina, and looked at Amuro, who was looking a little disappointed as his older sister, who had just flirted with him, suddenly stopped talking to him. "So you're interested in MS? Wait, you seemed to have mentioned your father's research. How did you know that?"

"Uh, at home..." Amuro muttered to himself, not expecting Ye Yun to have such a strong reaction.

"Sima, go and bring back all the data, and give it to Dr. Tim." Ye Yun decisively turned to Sima beside him and said, "Aina, tell Doris to check the surveillance footage to see if anyone has entered his house. How could Dr. Tim be so careless?"

"Yes!" Sima nodded and got up to call for reinforcements. Soon, all the members of Squadron 666 drove off in two vehicles.

"Uh..." Amuro was somewhat taken aback by Ye Yun's reaction. "Is there a problem?"

“This is a huge problem. Your father was carrying out a top-secret federal project that was related to the course of the war, and he caused such a massive leak… Even if you are his son, it won’t work.” Ye Yun sighed. “You can’t leave until I finish my investigation. I’m sorry, but you’ve already been involved in the top-secret military information of the Federal Army. Not handing you over to the military police is the most I can do within my authority.”

"Did I...do something wrong?" Amuro seemed a little timid, as if he was at a loss for words in the face of Ye Yun's rather intense reaction.

"To put it simply, if your father's careless actions lead to a major leak of top-level military secrets, it could result in the Zeon forces obtaining classified MS data from the Federation (in fact, if the Apocalypse data is valid, the Zda episode already showed that the Zeon forces might not be completely ignorant of Operation V; it just means that having a traitor at the top is truly deadly)." Ye Yun clicked his tongue. Are all tech people this careless about details? "The minimum is life imprisonment, and the next step is execution. So, if we can resolve this quietly, all of this depends on your father being lucky enough not to leak anything. If we manage to contain it, your father will practically owe me his life, understand?"

"Ah..." Amuro clearly hadn't expected things to be this serious. "Then, what should I do?" Terrified, Amuro obviously wanted to do something to make amends, after all, he didn't want to cause his father's death.

“Starting today, all the documents your father left at home are to be kept to yourself! You haven’t seen them, understand?” Ye Yun looked at Amuro with a serious expression. Seeing Amuro nod, Ye Yun continued, “As for your understanding of MS…” Ye Yun took a deep breath, “Looks like I’ll have to take the blame! Let’s go, I’ll show you something you’re interested in.”

"Huh?" Ye Yun's words made Amuro, who was already somewhat apprehensive, even more so. The inexperienced Amuro's mind was a bit stuck. What did he mean by something that interested him?

"Are you interested in the Earth Federation Forces' most powerful mass-produced mobile suit currently in service, the GAT-01B, the Dagger B type?" Ye Yun pointed to the hangar not far from the door, where eleven Dagger B type mobile suits from Ye Yun's 13th Mobile Force were parked.

Currently, the Earth Federation Forces has only one unit where all members are equipped with the Dagger 105, but the entire Earth Federation Forces has no objections. After all, who else has a unit like the 13th Mobile Squad, where every member is a double ace...

"Really...really?" Amuro instantly became excited. After all, he had always been interested in mechanics; otherwise, he wouldn't have studied the data left by his father so diligently, staying up all night. And now, Ye Yun was directly presenting him with the opportunity to pilot the Short Sword 105! Boys are easy to understand, aren't they?

"Let's go, Aina, find him a small-sized pressure suit. I'll take him for a spin in the sky." Ye Yun shrugged, speaking as if he didn't care much.

“Okay!” Aina said with a smile. When Ye Yun told her that Amuro in front of him reminded him a lot of Rita, Aina understood that the other party had very high “value”, and it was only natural for Ye Yun to win him over.

Even Aina understood that Ye Yun's initiative in helping Dr. Tim Ray resolve those troubles wasn't out of any "kindness," but simply because of the boy himself. Of course, if he could also bribe Tim Ray along the way, that would be ideal.

So soon, Ye Yun had Amuro board Aina's plane. Aina watched Ye Yun slowly walk towards the spaceport of SIDE7, arms crossed and a smile on her lips. They really were all "children" who never grew up.

Chapter 154 Betting on Favors

"Ugh..." The boy's very genuine first reaction after landing...

"Isn't this a bit too much..." Sima, who had just returned, looked at Amuro's miserable state, as if he wanted to vomit his entire stomach, and frowned as she looked at Ye Yun. She felt a little sorry for him, after all, the boy in front of her hadn't really offended Ye Yun in any way.

"Hmm..." Ye Yun looked at Xima, "What if it wasn't my fault, but he vomited on his own?"

"Huh!?" Sima looked at Ye Yun with an expression that said, "You've gone mad!" "You handed the joystick to him?!"

"Yeah, he even completed the landing maneuver, although it was a bit awkward, but he's very talented." Ye Yun shrugged. This kid, being lectured by Uncle G! Hurry up and get stronger!

"Really?" Sima bent down, looking at the young man in front of her, feeling a sense of disbelief. Suddenly, she felt a sense of wonder about the purpose of all the training we had undergone.

"Why would I lie to you!" Ye Yun shrugged. "If you're really interested, teach him these next few days. Anyway, he'll have to stay here until we finish our investigation and submit the data to the military police so Gao Yun can have a headache." Ye Yun waved his hand, indicating that Sima should take Amuro to play around with these next few days. "Don't connect to the controls in the cockpit, just treat it as playing a simulator."

“That seems interesting!” Sima nodded, indicating that she accepted the idea. After all, they had been quite bored staying in the base these past few days. If they could find some fun, they had no reason to refuse. After all, the time they spent teaching those unlucky guys from Luna 2 was quite enjoyable.

"Amuro!" A furious roar rang out! It was none other than Tim Ray who had arrived. Sima had returned and had already driven all the documents that had been seized from Amuro's house to the V Project test site. Judging from Tim Ray's face, which was as black as the bottom of a pot, he was clearly consumed by rage.

“Dr. Tim Ray, we adults shouldn’t take our mistakes out on the child. After all, it’s impossible for him to have brought these documents back.” Ye Yun looked at Professor Tim Ray and shrugged. As for happiness, although Amuro probably wouldn’t achieve great things living with his mother, he would certainly have a happy life. Tim Ray, on the other hand, was ambitious, but not a good father.

"This is our family matter, it's none of your business." Tim Ray pushed Ye Yun away. He was in a fit of anger and had no intention of listening to Ye Yun. He had just been analyzing the data of Gundam Unit 1 and had a lot of ideas about Unit 2. He was writing furiously when Gao Yun suddenly dragged him out of the laboratory in an almost forceful manner and gave him a severe scolding.

Looking at the pile of documents beside him, Tim Ray could not possibly not understand what had happened. He immediately realized that his son had leaked the information, and cold sweat soaked his back. If there really was a Zeon spy spying on his home, he was doomed.

"You owe me a huge favor, Professor Tim Ray." Ye Yun pressed Tim Ray down and spoke directly. Tim Ray was stunned for a moment. Even he had to admit that after Ye Yun discovered this matter, he did not report it but handed the item to Gao Yun. This was equivalent to downplaying the incident and keeping the situation under control among a few people.

If Ye Yun was truly considering the interests of Ye's Heavy Industry, then destroying Operation V would be the most appropriate thing for him to do! In that case, he could simply throw this information into the hands of the military police.

The entire V operation will have to cease operations and undergo verification due to the significant risk of information leakage. Even though the V operation is limited in scale due to its special circumstances, the verification process will still take at least one or two months to complete…

However, given the current situation, Tim Ray wasn't sure how far the G Project would progress in a month or two. Although Gao Yun said that an agreement had been reached with Ye Ning that the Federation Army's shortage of high-performance mass-produced aircraft would be filled by Operation V, Tim Ray, unlike Gao Yun who wasn't particularly tech-savvy, was well aware that it wasn't impossible to upgrade the Short Sword B model again!

After all, in a sense, Ye's Heavy Industry has already done something similar, downgrading the High Mobility Backpack to a land combat version, which is now being used very well by the Earth Federation Forces on the ground!

Okay, the simplest modification plan is one that Tim Ray could come up with with his eyes closed and even on his knees.

Cancel the backpack system's equipment swapping feature. Simply downgrade the High Mobility Backpack Ground Combat Version again and equip it with a small Minovsky particle reactor or the legendary Artillery Battle Minovsky particle canister! Then weld it directly to the short sword! Cancel the so-called equipment swapping ability! Add a beam saber.

Alright, here comes a short sword with mobility and defense superior to the GM, and capable of using at least a beam saber. If particle canisters are used, the price won't be too high!

If you say that Ye's Heavy Industries couldn't have come up with this idea, Tim Ray can only scoff. Project G went from being completely unpopular to becoming a pillar of the Federation Army. You're saying they lacked technological vision?!

Come on... look at the artillery combat equipment that's driving the Space Force crazy and say it again! A Dagger 105 squad equipped with artillery combat equipment is equivalent to having the strike capability of a Salamis-class ship! And you still say the other side lacks technical vision!?

If Gao Yun truly believes that Dawn cannot produce the so-called "high-performance mass-produced machine," then all that can be said is that V-Operation's defeat was not unjustified.

So at this point in time, when Ye Yun said that Tim Ray owed him a huge favor, Tim Ray really couldn't refute it. After all, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Ye Yun's actions had practically saved the entire V operation.

"Are you sure you want to use this favor here?" Tim Ray looked at Ye Yun, then at Amuro, sighed, and said to Ye Yun, after all, his favor should still have some value.

"No...of course not, I just wanted to calm you down. After all, it would be too ugly to cause a scene here." Ye Yun chuckled softly. Tim Ray's favor was certainly valuable, and he wouldn't use it here. He just wanted someone to be rational and not cause trouble. "Isn't the effect quite good?"

"..." Tim Ray looked at Ye Yun, took a deep breath, and said, "You truly deserve to be Ye Ning's brother! You both deserve to go to hell."

"Thank you!" Ye Yun said with a smile. "Go check on your son. I just took him for a flight outside, and I think I overdid it." Ye Yun said with a smile.

"Don't worry about it!" Tim Ray walked over and helped Amuro up until Amuro, who had caused the trouble, lowered his head and remained silent. "Phew..." Tim Ray let out a long breath, "Amuro, I admit I haven't been paying much attention to you, but I really have my difficulties. From yesterday to today, the trouble you've caused has really gotten bigger and bigger!"

"Ye Yun said it's not my responsibility to bear, so..." Amuro couldn't help but start to talk back. After all, he had heard what Ye Yun had just said. People like to shirk responsibility, and Amuro, who lacked education, was indeed a bit rebellious in a certain sense.

"I'm disciplining my son, what are you doing stopping me?!" Tim Ray, who was originally just going to give Amuro a few words of advice, was instantly ignited by Amuro's retort. His already agitated state due to working overtime was instantly ignited, and the anger from being scolded by Gao Yun surged up all at once. He raised his hand to slap Amuro.

"Heh, don't get angry if you can't argue with your son." Sima grabbed Tim Ray's hand. After all, Sima was counting on this little guy, whom Ye Yun had described as talented, for the fun of the next few days. "He's currently under the supervision of the Thirteenth Mobile Force. You'll only regain your parental supervision rights after everything is over."

"..." Tim Ray took a deep breath, then looked back at Ye Yun. He was eager to get things done. "These next few days look like things are going to get complicated?"

"I don't have anything to do anyway, I'm just staying here for a few days, as long as you're sure he won't get bored." Ye Yun looked at Tim Ray with a smile, naturally not saying anything more.

It's like you go to an engineering school in Hypopolis to find a professor to write a robot program, only to discover that the professor has delegated the task to his student. Then, when you go to confront him, you find out that the student's name is Kira Yamato…

Well, you can't just throw all the offers you can at them right away, even offering them your wife! Every second you hesitate is disrespectful to the immense wealth! You absolutely can't hesitate when it's time to invest! If you hesitate even a little, Hyopolis will explode.

“I have a lot of things to do. Amuro, you just stay here with the 13th Mobile Squadron. I’ll make time to spend with you once everything is over.” Tim Ray roughly understood what was going on. Since he hadn’t been home for a long time, Amuro had naturally started to run wild at home. Moreover, he had found on his recent trips home that if it weren’t for that girl named Flora Po taking care of him, his son would probably be living in a doghouse.

"Okay, okay!" Amuro agreed, after all, he was still young and very much hoped to be closer to his family.

"I owe you a favor." Tim Ray patted Amuro on the shoulder, turned and left without hesitation, not even being seen by Amuro who was craning his neck.

"I won't spout any nonsense about understanding your parents. Every parent has so many things they're unwilling to do, and you'll probably only understand those things when you're older." Ye Yun patted Amuro on the shoulder, a wicked smile on his face. "So you've calmed down? There are still two hours until dinner. Since you're planning to learn how to pilot a mobile suit, let's hurry up and take it for another flight, shall we?"

"Gulp..." Fearful eyes, a terrified expression, swallowing saliva...

Chapter 155 Specialization

"Colonel Ye Yun, about this matter..." Gao Yun walked to Ye Yun's side, his expression somewhat sincere. Ye Yun did not choose to take advantage of the situation, but instead handled the matter very naturally and steadily, and even obtained all the surveillance footage from the four or five cameras in Tim Ray's house from the time he came to SIDE7 until now.

It is said that it has been checked and confirmed that no strangers have entered his house. At the same time, Gao Yun himself sent people to check Tim Ray's residence. Sima and the others moved out very thoroughly, and afterwards they also hired a professional cleaning company to clean Tim Ray's house inside and out.

It can be said that Ye Yun and his team completely suppressed this matter, and Ye Yun informed Gao Yun that all surveillance records had been destroyed.

Perhaps the surveillance footage on the original storage medium was destroyed, but does Ye Yun still have it? Heh... Some things don't need to be said too explicitly. You have to accept the favor, and I have leverage over you. No matter when Ye Yun reveals it, Operation V will be forcibly halted for personnel review, and don't ask about the progress—it's a complete collapse.

In other words, before the V plan is put into large-scale use, Ye Yun has something that can deliver a fatal blow to Operation V and also ruin Gao Yun's future. No matter how successful Operation V is, Gao Yun's mismanagement is a foregone conclusion.

Therefore, Gao Yun can only speak to Ye Yun in a kind tone now, and he absolutely cannot use his military rank and status to maintain a domineering attitude in front of Ye Yun as he did before.

However, Ye Yun didn't really care about Operation V. After all, for Dawn and Ye's Heavy Industry, the current output of Project G, just as Ye Ning said, was simply propped up by the massive production of short swords. As for the mass production of advanced MS, it wasn't about manufacturing, but rather, for Ye Ning, it had become: "You're getting in the way of my making money!"

Therefore, a small-scale modification of a mass-produced model like the GAT01FA Full Armored Short Sword will likely be one of the few quasi-special models, or experimental models, that Dawn will manufacture.

However, the GAT-X series is not included.

"You're too kind. We're all on the same side. There's no need for us to get entangled with the military police." Ye Yun shrugged. You're still thinking about the orders? No, no, no, that's what my sister's eyeing. What I'm eyeing are Tim Ray and Amuro Ray! These two are the ones who are of great value to Ye Yun.

Technology? Production line? Orders?

Love so and so!

So now, Ye Yun feels no psychological pressure at all when he says some nice things to Gao Yun. After all, Ye Yun had already won big by going to SIDE3 and bringing back the Sakhalin family. Now it's just a matter of replicating the operation.

"The data for Gundam Unit 1 has been fully read. Dr. Tim Ray plans to make some improvements during the modification of Unit 2. This data will be sent to Dawn." Gao Yun sighed. He really didn't want to do this. It would be giving away valuable improvement ideas from Operation V to Dawn, which was especially painful when Operation V was far behind Project G.

"All of this is for victory. I don't want to see the Zeon flag flying over there for even a day longer. Just looking at them makes me sick and I can't eat." Ye Yun took a deep breath. "Operation V's products are very powerful, but they need to be balanced. After all, they're too expensive. If they were assigned to me, I probably wouldn't be willing to use them."

"It's already being modified. Once it's finished, I might even invite you to test drive it." Gao Yun nodded, indicating his understanding of Ye Yun's explanation. By now, Gao Yun had also figured out one thing: the success of the short sword lay in its maturity and its successful balance of cost, performance, maintainability, and other aspects, giving the Federation Army a very comfortable user experience.

This is a good example. In a sense, Gao Yun felt that he should learn from this approach and achieve a new balance between these indicators and high performance. In a sense, this is a more appropriate approach.

There's the high-end version of the short sword, the Short Sword Type B, right there. The GM's performance needs to be at least 20% higher than the Short Sword Type B to justify its high price. This is a very troublesome issue. Moreover, whether it needs to have the ability to carry a backpack is also a problem that gives Gao Yun a big headache.

If not used, the backpack system's diverse combat enhancements are indeed excellent, especially the artillery combat equipment! Gao Yun was envious just looking at it. He asked Tim Ray, who regretfully told Gao Yun that he couldn't miniaturize the entire 10MW weapon system at the moment.

If possible, then without a doubt, the combat power boost enjoyed by the Dagger Type B would also be applied to GM. However, in such a contest, GM's superior performance would become the final trump card to defeat the Dagger.

However, this would leave Ye's Heavy Industry in a position where it wouldn't lose money no matter what! Even if it becomes a high-performance version, it still wouldn't highlight the value of V-Operation...

"That's definitely no problem." Ye Yun nodded with a smile. He did have a lot of fun piloting Gundam Unit 1. Anyway, now he could at least call himself "Orewa Gundam Camel." He should have gotten a bit of the protagonist's luck.

However, if Ye Yun knew what Gao Yun was thinking, Ye Yun would definitely laugh, because just staring at the backpack system was really not enough.

Based on the overall combat experience at the front, Ye Yun has come to the conclusion that the replenishment packs, which are part of the combat strength, cannot be effectively deployed at the front due to many problems, so that the MS need to return before they can be replenished.

After all, it's not always possible to encounter a Midia pilot who has lost his ex-wife and gone mad on the battlefield.

Therefore, how to solve this problem of forward resupply capability has become a research topic for Ye's Heavy Industry. Just as refueling aircraft can multiply the combat power of fighter jets, if the combat power of the short sword can be continuously exerted through forward resupply, it will become a very critical issue.

Ye's Heavy Industry is currently working on an independent project, which Ye Yun describes as "High-Speed ​​Battlefield Rental!" In simple terms, it involves taking some unused parts and assembling a vehicle that can hover in the ground effect and travel at high speed across the battlefield. The requirements are not many: it has MS carrying capacity (one with a backpack, two without a backpack) and can carry roughly the equivalent of one to two packs of supplies.

As for the others, Ye's Heavy Industry seems to want to add high speed and heavy firepower to attract the Federation Army's purchasing desire. Of course, this has nothing to do with Ye Yun.

In a sense, this is the difference between leaders and followers. Leaders are trying to expand their market reach, while followers are only thinking about how to get more.

"If it were you, how would you define Jim's role?" Gao Yun thought for a moment. There were rumors, at least the appearance of the Short Sword 105 was obviously influenced by the full-armored Short Sword, which was Jim's fixed vehicle for a period of time. He didn't know how much of a role Ye Yun played in its development, but Ye Yun was at least an ace driver and a military officer.

"You should understand that the real location of the war being prepared on the ground is definitely not in Africa." Ye Yun glanced at Gao Yun and said without hesitation. For Ye's Heavy Industry, a good opponent is also a driving force to ensure its progress.

"Hmm." Gao Yun sighed with some regret. If they could have made it, it would have been a great showcase for Operation V.

"So after this battle, the center of the entire battlefront will gradually shift to space, leaving only North America that absolutely cannot hold out." Ye Yun's words startled Gao Yun, whose eyes flickered as if he had some ideas.

"So... if Operation V really goes into full swing, the demand on the ground has actually started to decrease rapidly, so why continue with the heavy burden of ground warfare?" Ye Yun glanced at Gao Yun. "The battlefield for the final battle is, after all, either the boulder where the Zeon forces are struggling, or the homeland of Side 3." Ye Yun looked at Gao Yun. "Why not consider a space-dedicated model?"

"Cut off the ground-based design!? Focus on space?" Gao Yun suddenly realized that Ye Yun's words were indeed valuable. In order to be used on Earth, MS have a lot of equipment installed, but if it is a space model, then this mobility is completely superfluous.

Just like the batch of Zaku high-mobility series with enhanced maneuverability that had just started operating near Luna 2 (but in the new theatrical version, I was told that the R series had landed), they caused Luna 2's space fleet to suffer considerable casualties.

"The reserved ports and modification space mean that they can be reinstalled if needed in the future. Now, this considerable weight has been saved. As for how to use it, ask Dr. Tim Ray." Ye Yun had some personal motives, but not many. In this wave of MS production, Dawn and Ye's Heavy Industry have already made enough. If they can quickly defeat Zeon, Ye Yun is not too concerned about the loss of his own interests.

Moreover, as long as the war continues, the production capacity of the basic short sword model will not stop, right?

"Mr. Ye Yun, thank you very much for your guidance." This time, Gao Yun's gratitude was more sincere. Compared to Ye Ning's decisive approach of cutting the cake cleanly, leaving a piece for Operation V but still being unpleasant, Ye Yun had truly pointed out a path for him, and one with a very high feasibility.

After all, in Gao Yun's view, the important thing for V Operations is no longer how many orders it can get, but how to ensure its "value". If it is a special model for space warfare, it is indeed a good idea for V Operations.

Chapter 156 Test

"Colonel Ye Yun, preparations for Gundam Unit 1 are complete. Amuro has been very grateful these past few days." Tim Ray walked up to Ye Yun and said quietly. He knew his son seemed to be having a good time these past few days...

Ye Yun opened the MS advanced training course to Amuro. Yes, what's the point of learning the basics? For a god, he went straight to the advanced course. Sima Karahau taught him one-on-one. Since there was no simulator, the training was conducted directly in the cockpit of the Short Sword 105.

At the same time, he was involved in the maintenance and repair of the short sword. Amuro didn't feel tired at all; on the contrary, he was extremely excited. He only went to see Flora once in between, and spent almost all the rest of his time in Ye Yun's camp.

In the middle of the shootout, Ye Yun also had Sima take Amuro to the firing range to experience live-fire shooting. Of course, this shooting was with individual firearms, not the 90mm machine gun of the Short Sword 105. Amuro was overjoyed at this opportunity, like a fool.

As a result, in just a few days, during his occasional conversations with Ye Yun, Tim Ray saw his son full of energy at the other camp. Tim Ray was quite astonished by this, as he rarely saw his son with such a cheerful expression.

To be honest, this realization made Tim Ray feel a little guilty. After all, Amuro lived with him, but he hadn't taken good care of him. Amuro was actually so happy during what was in a sense a period of house arrest.

But this kind of guilt is not much...